Tbilisi Mayor Summarizes 2016 Activities

At a presentation held in Radisson Blu Iveria Tbilisi on Friday, Tbilisi Mayor Davit Narmania introduced the projects Tbilisi Municipality completed in 2016, highlighting in particular a number of major infrastructure rehabilitation works.

The Mayor claimed that almost 500 streets in the capital city had been wholly renovated, and the rehabilitation of a further 600 streets is planned for 2017.

The launch of the second part of the New Tiflis renovation project was announced for 2017, which includes the rehabilitation of the Orbeliani Square and nearby territory.

Narmania announced at the presentation that by March 2017, the city will have 143 new buses from Man Truck and Bus AG.

The renovation of the Kus Tba (Turtle Lake) cable way was named as an important project of 2016, and as part of the cable roads development in the city, with the Mtastsminda cable way next on the list for realization.

The Mayor said that over 180,000 trees and plants were planted around the city last year and, for the first time, almond and olive tree gardens will now be cultivated both in and outside Tbilisi.

He went on to describe the social, cultural and sports programs supported and realized throughout 2016 by Tbilisi Municipality, stressing that the Municipality office will gradually move to a single window principle which will give Tbilisi citizens easier access to the services the Municipality provides.

Nino Gugunishvili